Scottish Statutory Instruments
Wildlife
Made
22nd October 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
24th October 2012
Coming into force
22nd November 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11A(8)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
For the purposes of section 26(4)(a) of that Act(2) they consider that no local authority is affected by this Order.
In accordance with that provision, they have given any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order.
In accordance with section 26(4)(b) of that Act, they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage.
1981 c.69; section 11A is inserted by section 13 of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6) (“the 2011 Act”), and was brought into force by article 2(1)(c) of S.S.I. 2011/433 to the extent necessary to enable the Scottish Ministers to make provision by order under section 11A(8).
The functions set out in section 26(4)(a) and (b) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 requiring consultation with any local authorities and any other person affected by the Order, and with Scottish Natural Heritage, are conferred upon the Secretary of State; those functions, so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). Section 26(4)(a) and (b) were amended by section 17(6)(b) of the 2011 Act.